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UN Group Condemns "Institutional Racism" in US
July 15, 2016
The Chairman of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Ricardo Sunga III, has condemned the recent killings of two black men by police in the US as demonstrations of "a high level of structural and institutional racism" and evidence that the US does not recognize the same rights for black citizens.
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Weiss Calls for Universalized Global Governance
July 15, 2016
In a recent interview, Professor Thomas Weiss of the City University of New York expresses his dissatisfaction with the progress of nongovernmental organizations and corporations in pushing a fractured, incomplete version of global governance and calls for the rise of a more universal form of governance under intergovernmental organizations.
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UN Official Lauds American Climate Commitment
July 15, 2016
The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Robert Glasser, congratulated Canada, Mexico, and the US for developing the North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership, under which the countries have committed to generating half their energy from renewable sources by the year 2025 and to countering disaster risks caused by climate change.
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UNHRC Resolution Seeks NHRI Education Involvement
July 14, 2016
The Danish Institute for Human Rights explains its role in the passage of a UN Human Rights Council resolution that calls for the inclusion of national human rights institutions in developing national policies on human rights education and training.
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UN Agent Criticizes "LuxLeaks" Whistleblowers' Conviction
July 14, 2016
Calling whistleblowers "heroes of our time," UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, condemned the conviction by a Luxembourg court of two former employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers for leaking sensitive documents purporting to reveal generous tax breaks for multinational companies.
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